Reversible brush



W. F. KUCK.

REVERSIBLE BRUSH.

APPLiCA'HON FILEU OCT. 26, mm

Famed June 29,1920,

at A 5-1 1 M Lw mmS.

v in!!! DWI 141mm1 mm!111mm 1 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WIL IaM E. KUCK, or IBOCARATONE, LoRIDA.

REVERSIBLE BRUSH.

' Application filed. October 26, 1918.. Serial No. 259,861.

T0 at whom it may concern 1 Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F.'KuoK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at for one of its objects the'provision of a nation, and arrangement'of'parts as will be be hereinafter more fully described and head and clamping rod for securing the brush or broom proper to the head and which is so constructed that either end of the broom or brush proper can be brought into active or brushing position.

Another; object of this lnvention is the, provision of a reversible brush or broom.

of the above stated character, which shall maybe manufactured andsold at a comparatively low cost.

'With these and other objects 111 view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in'certain novel features of construction, cominclaimed. V

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to' the following description' and. accompanying drawing, in-which y v Figure 1 is a side elevation of a reversible broom or brush constructed'in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a head,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a clamp adapted to be connected to the head, 7

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the reinforcing means. I

Referring in numeral 1 indicates as an entirety a head consisting of a substantially Usha'ped memberQ having formed centrally of its web.

portion a cylindrical sleeve 3 adapted to have secured thereinone end of an ordinary handle 4. The arms of the U-shaped member 2 are provided with openings. 5 to rotatably receive the ends .6 of clamping rods or members 7 Each of the rods or memdetail to the drawing, the

- bers 7 has itsendsoffset so thatlwhen the rods are assembled together, a substantially rectangular opening is provided to receive the fibers of a broom or brush, and the rods are located intermediate the ends of the fiber. The ends 6 are then inserted Within the openings 5 supporting the brush or broom within the head 1. The arms of the head 1 are provided with set screws 8 adapted to be turned into engagement with the ends 6 of the rods or members 7 for holding the broom or brush against rotation or turning movement within the head 1,and prov1desa means wherein either end ofthe brush or broom can be disposed outwardly of the head, thus permitting either U end of the brush orbroom to be used.

Clamping plates 9 have angularly related ends 10 adapted to abut each other and are positioned in pairs about the fibers of the broom or brush adjacent each end thereof.

The pairs of clamping plates 9 are secured by bolts that extend through thefibers of the broom or brush. i be simple, durable and efficient, and which While I have. shown and described the preferred embodiment-of my invention, it

of parts 'may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. 7 I

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1 A brush comprising a substantially U- shaped headhaving openings in the ends of the arm portion, means securing a handle allel with the remaining portions of said will beyunderstood that minor changes in 1 construction, combination, andarrangement rods and extending into the openings, and V set-screws carried by the arm portions of the head and adapted to lock the ends of said rods against rotation in the openings.

In testimony whereof aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

i WILLIAM F. KUCK.

Witnesses:

.,LE1\1UEL W. RoYsE,

EDITH SNIDER. 

